John Cage: Litany for the Whale

From: Opera News | Date: December 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

JOHN CAGE: Litany for the Whale Cl Hillier, Theater of Voices. Harmonia Mundi 907187

Paul Hillier's collection of nine vocal works by John Cage is done with the same care and stylistic awareness as his early-music recordings. In the case of Cage, "performance practice" means a willingness to play with the scores and make some changes just to see what might result. The seminal solo "Aria" is divided among seven singers (Cage calls for ten distinctly different vocal styles in the piece) and given clever recorded sound effects for the interspersed "noises." Hillier shares the "36 Mesostics re ...

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